Bontrager, 47, was at a first appearance hearing to answer a charge of trespassing, in which he was accused of trying doors at a local church. Bontrager — a defendant with a history of stealing and convictions dating to 2001, and an open charge of felony theft pending — wanted to make one thing clear to County Judge John "Jay" Hurley.

"All my arrests were intentional, just to study," the self-proclaimed psychology student said. "I went to jail on purpose, for 13 years of my life."

A deputy made contact with a man in Bradenton outside the main office of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office who told her that he "wanted to go to jail" and even placed his hands behind his back after the deputy had asked him what was going on, according to an arrest affidavit at the Manatee...

A judge entered a not guilty plea Tuesday for a suspended Broward Sheriff's deputy accused of shooting a man in the leg during an off-duty confrontation at the Hollywood home the victim shared with his girlfriend.